I dunno, I'm just reporting what the guy told me. This was a person higher up in the chain but I can't say whether his info was correct or not. On 9/8/06, ETM <etm1935@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Wouldn't Ancestry simply do a global search of its > computer/server files to obtain the names of all > list and board admin? I would think their software > (probably far more sophisticated than mine) would > approximate what my mail program or Power Desk can > do, I can search from the top for items (specific > or vague) and a neat list of hits is provided to > me. > > Elaine > > The chief value of money lies in the fact > that one lives in a world in which it is > overestimated. --Mencken > > Hello cageycat > > On Thursday, September 7, 2006, you wrote > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > > Classification: Query > > > Message Board URL: > > > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BF.2ADIAE/1203.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.2 > > > Message Board Post: > > > Hi Erika, > > > One time I had the opportunity to talk on the > > phone to a boss-type person in Rootsweb (very > > unusual, so I was very pleased). > > > One of the things we discussed was about Admins > > getting more recognition, and I was told RW & > > Ancestry hadn't really kept "a list" of all the > > various volunteers who perform Admin jobs on > > Boards or Lists. They KNOW we're all there but > > it isn't like either one has a "master mailing > > list" for all Admins & our email addresses (and > > changes to our addys). > > > He commented that the volunteerism role is > > becoming more recognized as a vital aspect of > > both services (Ancestry & RW) and they are > > discussing how they can better keep track of > > volunteers through a master list of sorts. But > > this is not in place now. I even pointed out to > > him over on Ancestry they have a CCC Volunteer > > Progam (Consumer Contributed Content) with a > > separate web page that has never been utilized > > but has been there for several?? years; I signed > > up there a long, long time ago but there is > > absolutely nothing to "do" as a volunteer. > > > They realize these deficiencies and hope to > > someday get volunteers & the valuable work we do > > and get more aligned with contact and > > recognition. But that is future. > > > Having said all this, I agree with Joan. If I > > want Admin info, I sign onto lists, just as if I > > want the daily news I turn on the TV, buy a paper etc. > > > Judy > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BOARDS-ADMINS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- ~PRIMARY NAMES: ANTHONY, BAKER, FLOWERS, LANE, SEPTER~ Washington Co PA free Websites: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~florian http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~florian County Coordinator for http://www.rootsweb.com/~pawashin/ Researchers of Washington County PA, join our map: http://www.frappr.com/researchingwashingtoncopa